The only movement in the top 10 of the Ryder Cup USA standings at Bay Hill came at the No. 9 and No. 10 spots.

Rickie Fowler moved to No. 9 based on his T14 finish and bumped Gary Woodland to No. 10.

But the biggest mover this week was Bryson DeChambeau. He was the runner-up to Rory McIlroy in the Arnold Palmer Invitational on Sunday and made a significant leap from No. 56 to No. 15 this week to very much get his name in the USA conversation for his first Ryder Cup appearance.

Tiger Woods, who tied for fifth at Bay Hill, continued to move north in the standings. He went up from No. 32 a week ago to No. 24.

None of the top 6 players in the standings -- Justin Thomas, Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka, Phil Mickelson, Jordan Spieth or Matt Kuchar -- teed it up at Bay Hill, but all maintained their positions.

U.S. players will continue to gain points in 2018 at every non-opposite PGA Tour event, WGC and major through the 100th PGA Championship at Bellerive, concluding on August 12, 2018.

At that time, Captain Jim Furyk will have his first eight players -- automatic qualifiers.

The four remaining slots on the U.S. Team will be Captain's Selections. Three selections will be announced by Captain Jim Furyk following the Dell Technologies Championship scheduled to be completed on Sept. 3, 2018, and the final selection will be announced after the BMW Championship, which is slated to be completed on Sept. 9, 2018.

Rory roars

There’s no doubt about the story of the week, with all eyes on Rory McIlroy after the four-time Major winner sealed his first title in 18 months at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

With his victory at Bay Hill the Northern Irishman returned to the top ten in the Official World Golf Ranking and also moved into fifth place on the Ryder Cup World Points List to break into the projected European Team, alongside Spanish pair of Sergio Garcia and John Rahm and England’s Tommy Fleetwood.

They join the top four players on the European Points List who are currently in prime position to secure spots on Captain Thomas Bjørn’s team and, interestingly, all hail from England – Tyrrell Hatton, Justin Rose, Ross Fisher and Matthew Fitzpatrick.

Rose has consolidated his place in projected team with his third place finish in Florida. Currently sitting in second position in the European Points List and at the top of the World Points List, the 37 year old is on course to make his fifth appearance in The Ryder Cup at Le Golf National in September.

With his second place finish last week Sweden’s Henrik Stenson moved up five places from 17th to 12th position on the World Points List.

There is potential for more big moves this week, with significant ranking points up for grabs at the WGC-Dell Match Play in Austin, Texas. That could be good news for three players in the field at Austin Country Club who are on the fringes of the projected team - Englishman Paul Casey, who last week sealed his first victory since 2014 at the Valspar Championship, Spain’s Rafa Cabrera Bello and Alex Noren of Sweden.

The top four from both points list at the conclusion of the Made in Denmark tournament on September 2, 2018 will seal their places on Bjorn’s 12-player team. The Captain will then select four wildcard picks.

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Ryder Cup HOW IT WORKS

The Ryder Cup is played in even-numbered years between 12-member teams from the United States and Europe. It consists of five match-play sessions played over three days.

Team Selection

The European Team will comprise the first 4 players from the European Points List, followed by the leading 4 players from the World Points List and completed by 4 wild cards. The US Team will be made up from the top 8 in the points rankings with 4 captain's picks

Ryder Cup Format

Each of the first two days includes one four-match session of four-ball and one four-match session of foursomes. The final day is reserved for 12 singles matches.

Ryder Cup Scoring

Each match is worth one point, with matches ending in a draw worth ½ point to each side. The first team to reach 14 ½ points wins the Ryder Cup. If the matches end in a 14-14 draw, the team holding the Ryder Cup retains it.